impulsive

im·pul·sive

I0069600 (ĭm-pŭl′sĭv)adj.1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity.3. Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.4. Physics Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.

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im·pul′sive·ly adv.im·pul′sive·ness, im′pul·siv′i·ty n.

impulsive

(ɪmˈpʌlsɪv) adj1. characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought: an impulsive man. 2. based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous: an impulsive kiss. 3. forceful, inciting, or impelling4. (General Physics) (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous5. (General Physics) (of a sound) brief, loud, and having a wide frequency range imˈpulsively adv imˈpulsiveness n

im•pul•sive

(ɪmˈpʌl sɪv)

adj. 1. actuated or swayed by impulse: an impulsive action. 2. characterized by impulsion: impulsive forces. 3. inciting to action. 4. (of a force) acting momentarily; not continuous. [1545–55; late Middle English < Medieval Latin] im•pul′sive•ly, adv. im•pul′sive•ness, im`pul•siv′i•ty, n. syn: See impetuous.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	impulsive - proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"unpromptedself-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"
	2.	impulsive - without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"unpremeditated - not premeditated
	3.	impulsive - having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"drivingdynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"
	4.	impulsive - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"whimsical, capriciousarbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
	5.	impulsive - characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)brainish, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, hotheadedarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionincautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

impulsive

adjective instinctive, emotional, unpredictable, quick, passionate, rash, spontaneous, precipitate, intuitive, hasty, headlong, impetuous, devil-may-care, unconsidered, unpremeditated He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister.
planned, considered, calculating, cautious, cool, halting, restrained, deliberate, rehearsed, premeditated

impulsive

adjective1. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste:brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered.2. Acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning:automatic, instinctive, involuntary, reflex, spontaneous, unpremeditated.

Translations

冲动的

impulse

(ˈimpals) noun1. a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences. I bought the dress on impulse – I didn't really need it 衝動 冲动2. a sudden force or stimulation. an electrical impulse. 衝力，脈衝 冲力，脉冲 imˈpulsive (-siv) adjective done, or likely to act, suddenly, without careful thought. an impulsive action; You're far too impulsive! 衝動的 冲动的imˈpulsively adverb 衝動地 冲动地imˈpulsiveness noun 衝動 冲动